SportBusiness Staff

Beckett.com, the US-based online destination for sports collectibles enthusiasts and the publisher of monthly collectibles magazines, has formed a two-year co-branding agreement with thePit.com, the world's first online sports stock market.

The chief organiser of the troubled Athens 2004 Olympics has appealed to Greek politicians today to stop bickering and unite behind a national cause.

Six-time world champion basketball star Scottie Pippen has teamed up with US telecommunications company Excel Communications to offer the "Scottie Pippen Collector's Series" prepaid calling card.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will visit Beijing in February next year ahead of the vote in July to decide the host city of the 2008 Games, a Chinese Olympic bid official said on Tuesday.

Wales has submitted a bid to the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) to host the 2009 Ryder Cup.

Andreea Raducan, the Romanian gymnast stripped of a gold medal in Sydney for taking a banned substance, has said she will sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to clear her name.

German sportswear firm Puma has signed a new kit deal with Italian soccer champions Lazio.

Internet holding company First Capital International, Inc. has become an official supplier of timepieces for the Nabisco Championship Golf Tournament for 2001.

The Victorian state cricket team has joined forces with sports internet group Sportal Australia to produce a new cricket web-site at www.bushrangers.com.au.

German soccer club Borussia Dortmund failed to impress on its first appearance as a publicly-owned company on Tuesday as its shares sank below their issue price on the Frankfurt bourse.